Unused and Cut Weapons

This is a sub-page of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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AT4#

A cut rocket launcher first seen in an E3 gameplay video for "Black Tuesday". Has a pickup icon and Create-a-Class image. AT4 Create-a-Class image. AT4 pickup icon.

AK74u#

Used in the campaign, but has an unused Create-a-Class icon for multiplayer. AK74u Create-a-Class icon. AK74u killfeed icon.

AUG HBAR#

Has a killfeed icon that appears to be taken straight from Modern Warfare 2. It is possible to have the AUG model equipped over the juggernaut version of the M60 by applying a camo to it. AUG HBAR killfeed icon. Watch on YouTube

F2000#

Its Modern Warfare 2 Create-a-Class icon is present. The gun is used for an unused killstreak as a Target Laser. F2000's Create-a-Class icon.

Intervention#

Create-a-Class icon from Modern Warfare 2 remains. The Intervention's Create-a-Class icon.

Lee-Enfield#

Strangely enough the Lee-Enfield's HUD icon from Call of Duty 2 is in the game's files. Lee-Enfield's HUD icon.

M9#

Unused weapon from MW2. The weapon is obtainable in the mission, "Goalpost" but is extremely rare to obtain through normal gameplay. Its Create-a-Class icon from Modern Warfare 2 is also present in the game's files. M9's Create-a-Class icon.

M21 EBR#

The M21 EBR has an unused Create-a-Class icon (from Modern Warfare 2), texture sheet, and bump map. All the images are named "iw5" meaning they were created for the MW3 Engine. M21 EBR's Create-a-Class icon. M21 EBR's texture sheet. M21 EBR's bump map. A second bump map for the M21 EBR.

M40A3#

The Create-a-Class icon from Call of Duty 4 is in the game. M40A3's Create-a-Class icon.

M93 Raffica#

Its Create-a-Class icon is in the game's files. The weapon's Create-a-Class slot is still present, but the weapon files are not. M93 Raffica's Create-a-Class icon.

M240#

Used by Makarov's terrorist in a flashback of the mission "No Russian" but has an unused texture sheet and bump map and was seen in early screenshots. It is used in the Wii version during Goalpost for some reason. Texture sheet for the M240. M240's bump map. Early screenshot for the M240.

M249 SAW#

Like most cut weapons it has its Create-a-Class icon (from Call of Duty 4) remaining. M249's Create-a-Class icon.

M1014#

It appears that the M1014 was supposed to make an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, as the pickup icon, Create-a-Class icon from Call of Duty 4, and game files remain (unchanged from its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 appearance though). It was probably cut in the late stages of the game's development. M1014's Create-a-Class icon.

M1911#

While it appears throughout the campaign, albeit in an unusable form, is has an unused Create-a-Class icon from Call of Duty 4 and a Create-a-Class icon with a silencer on it. M1911's Create-a-Class icon. M1911's Create-a-Class icon with a silencer.

MG42#

HUD icon from Call of Duty 1 and 2 remains. Throughout the series, this icon has been used as a placeholder icon for stationary machine guns. MG42's HUD icon.

MK12-SPR#

A M4A1 with a RSASS scope and bipod, likely intended for the mission "Eye of the Storm", where an actual RSASS appears. This also may have been used in Multiplayer on the removed Heli Sniper killstreak. MK12 SPR's Create-a-Class icon.

MP44#

Its Create-a-Class icon and HUD icon from Call of Duty 4 can be found. The MP44's Create-a-Class icon. MP44's HUD icon.

PP2000#

Has a Create-a-Class icon and a bump map. PP2000's Create-a-Class icon. PP2000's bump map.

R700#

Has a Create-a-Class icon. R700's Create-a-Class icon.

Ranger#

Only a Create-a-Class icon remains. The Ranger's Create-a-Class icon.

RPD#

All that remains is a HUD icon. Likely replaced by the PKP Pecheneg. RPD's HUD icon.

TAR-21#

Create-a-Class icon, a texture sheet, and a bump map can be found. TAR-21's Create-a-Class icon. TAR-21's texture sheet. TAR-21's bump map.

TMP#

The TMP Create-a-Class icon from Modern Warfare 2 can be found and is named "mp9_v2". The filename for the TMP in Modern Warfare 2 is "MP9". TMP's Create-a-Class icon.

Vector#

Could be seen in some trailers. All that remains in the game is a texture sheet and a bump map. Vector's texture sheet. Vector's bump map. Stock of a Vector seen in a trailer.

WA2000#

Only a texture sheet for the scope and its bump map remain. Scope texture for the WA2000. Bump map for the WA2000's scope.

Mini Uzi#

Has unused textures and a Create-a-Class image that is the same as the PM-9.

(Source: Call of Duty Wiki (Mini Uzi))

Weapons With Leftovers From Previous Games#

Barrett .50 Cal's Create-a-Class icon from Modern Warfare 2. Dragunov's Create-a-Class icon from Call of Duty 4. A class icon for the USP with a silencer from Call of Duty 4.